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    Tesla responds to a letter from Senators Blumenthal and Markey regarding Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. Tesla emphasizes that safety is their top priority and core to their mission. They explain that Autopilot and FSD features require driver supervision and are not fully autonomous. Tesla provides data showing their drivers get in fewer accidents per mile than average drivers when using Autopilot. Tesla also details the safety features and driver monitoring in their vehicles as well as their efforts to educate owners on proper usage of Autopilot and FSD features.

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    03/04/2022

    The Honorable Richard Blumenthal


    706 Hart Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC 20510

    The Honorable Edward J. Markey


    255 Dirksen Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC 20510

    Dear Senators Blumenthal and Markey:

    Thank you for your letter dated February 8, 2022, regarding Tesla’s Autopilot and
    Full Self-Driving capability features. We appreciate the opportunity to provide
    additional information regarding Tesla’s commitment to safety.

    Core to Tesla’s mission is our desire to design and produce the safest vehicles in
    the world. Tesla’s vehicles combine powerful onboard technology with an all-electric
    powertrain to help our drivers maximize their driving potential and keep themselves
    and other road users safe. Making our vehicles safer is foundational to our company
    culture and how we innovate new technologies. From conception to launch, Tesla's
    software and homologation teams certify our products through a comprehensive
    safety validation review and rigorous internal development process to make certain
    that our technologies are safe. It is only after Tesla achieves a critical level of
    confidence that we then roll out our products to customers.

    Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability (“FSD Capability”) features


    represent the next steps towards realizing the lifesaving benefits that advanced
    driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous technologies already have on
    society. As background, Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD Capability features are SAE level
    2 systems, which require the constant monitoring and attention of the driver. As level
    2 capability systems, our vehicles are capable of performing some but not all of the
    Dynamic Driving Tasks (DDT) that can be performed by human drivers. Tesla’s
    Autopilot and FSD Capability features enhance the ability of our cusotmes to drive
    safer than the average driver in the U.S. For example, in the fourth quarter of 2021,
    Tesla recorded one crash for every 4.31 million miles driven in which our drivers
    were using Autopilot technology, compared to the NHTSA most recent data, which
    shows an automobile crash occurs every 484,000 miles.

    At Tesla, we constantly seek to enhance our customers’ safety, as well as the safety
    of other road users. Each Tesla vehicle is carefully designed with a standard suite of
    active safety features. We also integrate core driver monitoring requirements, such
    as torque-based hands-on-wheel detection, in all models to help ensure that our
    drivers remain attentive when using Autopilot and FSD Capability. Furthermore,
    beginning in May 2021, on Model 3 and Y vehicles equipped with Tesla Vision, our
    camera-based Autopilot system, the interior cabin camera is available to detect
    driver inattentiveness and provide audible alerts when Autopilot is engaged.

    Tesla understands the importance of educating owners on the capabilities of


    Autopilot and FSD Capability. From the beginning of the purchasing process through
    vehicle ownership, Tesla clearly explains the proper use of Autopilot and FSD
    Capability to drivers through multiple stages, including during the configuration of
    vehicles for purchase, on Tesla’s website product pages, in each vehicle owner’s
    manual, and during the initial set up and subsequent engagements of Autopilot and
    FSD Capability. Tesla also provides each owner with access to additional video
    tutorials that detail the use of various vehicle technologies through our mobile app,
    in-vehicle display functionality, and official YouTube channel.

    Thank you for your leadership and commitment to traffic safety, a goal which is
    central to our company. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact
    Hasan Nazar at [email protected].

    Sincerely,

    Rohan Patel
    Senior Director, Public Policy & Business Development
    Tesla, Inc.

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